Concrete headstone.



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APPLIOATIOH FILED .TUNE 5, 1909.

Patented Apr. 19, 1910.

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UNITED STATES PATENT CFFICE.

WILLIAM R. THOMAS, 0F PICKENS, WEST VIRGINIA.

CONCRETE HEADSTONE.

To all 'whom it 'may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM R. THOMAS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Pickens, in the county of Randolph and State of WestVirginia, have invented new and useful Improvements in ConcreteHeadstones, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in tomb stones.

The principal object of the invention is the provision of a tomb stonewhich shall be admirably adapted for containing and displaying a pictureof the person in whose memory the tomb stone is to be erected, theinvention comprehending a picture mount adapted to be removably mountedin a recess in a tomb stone, and means adapted to secure the picturemount in applied posit-ion against accidental displacement.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in theconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fullydescribed and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing,wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view of a tomb stone constructed inaccordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a det-ail perspective view ofthe picture mount. Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on the horizontalplane indicated by the line 3-3 of Fig. 1, looking in the direct-ionindicated by the arrows, and Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on thevertical plane indicated by the line 4 4 of Fig. 3.

Referring to the drawing by reference numerals, 1 designates a tombstone which may be constructed of concrete or any other materialsuitable for the purpose and which may be of any suitable or appropriatedesign. At a suitable point the tomb stone is provided with a recess 2opening out through one side thereof and adapted to receive a ,picturemount 3. The picture mount 3 may be constructed of cement or any othermaterial suitable for the purpose and is provided with a recess 4opening out through the front and one side thereof. The side walls ofthe recess 4 are grooved as at 5 for the reception of the edges of aglass panel 6, picture 7, a padding 8, and a backboard 9. The panel 6protects the picture 7 Specicaton of Letters Patent.

Application led June 5, 1909.

from the elements and the padding 8 and Patented Apr. 19, 1910.

Serial No. 500,390.

back-board 9 retain the picture in close contact with the panel, theseparts being inserted into the recess 4 through the open side thereof.The front of the mount 3 about the recess 4 is formed as at 10 tosimilate the appearance of a picture frame of a conventional type. Vhenthe mount 3 is in applied position one side wall of the recess 2 closesthe open side of the recess 4 and prevents the displacement of the panel6, picture 7, padding 8 and back board 9. The mount 3 is secured inapplied position by means of a key 11 engaging in keyways 12 and 13formed respectively in the under side of the mount and in the bottomwall of the recess 2. The inner end of the key ts in a socket 14 formedin one side wall of the recess 2, and the key is adapted to be appliedand removed through an opening 15 formed in the opposite side wall ofthe recess.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawing, it should be apparent that I provide a tomb stonewhich is adapted to contain and display to the best advantage a pictureof the person in whose memory the tomb stone is erected, that thepicture is fully protected from the elements, and that the constructionof the tomb stone is strong, durable and etlicient. It should also beapparent that the tomb stone may be manufactured and sold at acomparatively low cost.

Changes in the form, proportions and minor details of construction maybe made within the scope of the claims without departing from the spiritor sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new is A tomb stoneprovided with a recess, a picture mount located in the recess andprovided with a picture receiving recess having an entrance opening, oneside wall of the recess in the tomb stone closing said entrance opening,and means securing the picture mount in applied position.

In testimony whereof I aiiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM R. THOMAS.

Witnesses:

G. M. BARNETT, JNO. L. THOMAS.

